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Glenn Garner / Deadline:
Ariana Grande Exits West End's ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Revival Amid “Ongoing Public Scrutiny” … As the 3x Grammy winner wraps up her Eternal Sunshine Tour this summer, Deadline can confirm that she is following it up with a “much-deserved break” and will not appear …
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TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande Plans to Step Back From Public Life After Tour Ends Amid Criticism — ARIANA GRANDE LEAVING SPOTLIGHT AFTER TOUR AMID HEALTH SCRUTINY — Ariana Grande is reportedly stepping away from the spotlight ... as concern and commentary surrounding her appearance reaches a fever pitch.
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Ariana Grande to Take ‘Step Back From Visibility’ After Tour Ends Amid ‘Public Scrutiny,’ Drops Out of ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Musical
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Phil Collins Says He Nearly Died From Alcohol Abuse: “I Was Very Lucky” — “I've been sick, I mean very sick,” Phil Collins said last year in an interview with MOJO magazine. Now, the Grammy winner is offering details about that illness, especially about his battle with alcohol.
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Beatriz Colon / HELLO!:
Phil Collins' reveals kids were called to ‘say goodbye’ amid his hospitalization — The Genesis drummer, a dad of five, spent several months in the hospital in 2024 and 2025 — Phil Collins' children came close to having to say their final goodbyes to their father.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Vincent Pastore Dies: ‘The Sopranos’ Star Was 80 — Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1 …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Becoming Tate McRae: The Pop Sensation on Navigating Fame, Treating Work Like ‘a Fantasy’ and Getting Taylor Swift's ‘Amazing’ Sourdough Bread — In early June, Tate McRae celebrated her recent move to New York by catching Knicks fever. It was less than a year since she relocated from Los Angeles …
TMZ.com:
‘Love & Hip Hop’ Sidney Starr Mugshot From Arrest on Child Molestation, Sodomy Charges — ‘LOVE & HIP HOP’ SIDNEY STARR MUGSHOT AFTER CHILD MOLESTATION, SODOMY ARREST — Sidney Starr's booking photo has been released following her arrest on child sex charges in Georgia ... and she looks none too thrilled.
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TMZ.com:
Coco Jones Marries NBA Star Donovan Mitchell in Stunning Wedding Ceremony — COCO JONES & DONOVAN MITCHELL WE GOT HITCHED!!! — HAPPILY EVER AFTER — Wedding bells are ringing for Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones ... the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and Grammy-winning R&B singer are officially husband and wife!!!
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Wall Street Journal:
“How can someone vanish without a trace,” Savannah asked herself. “How?” — Amateur hour — The Pima County Sheriff's Department gave no briefings that weekend but asked members of the media to stay off the Guthrie property. Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago …
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TMZ.com:
Rob Reiner's Kids Jake, Romy Throw First Pitch at Dodgers Game, Honor Late Father — JAKE & ROMY REINER PITCH IN FOR DODGERS TRIBUTE TO ROB, MICHELE — Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were honored at Sunday's Los Angeles Dodgers game ... and their son, Jake, and daughter, Romy, threw out the ceremonial first pitches.
Deuxmoi:
IS THIS TAYLOR & TRAVIS' ALLEGED DOG'S NAME? — Could Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored new pup have a name with a hidden meaning? — Sources tell Deuxmoi the couple's alleged dog is named Wendy a choice that may be more sentimental than it first appears.
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Perez Hilton, SheKnows and Cosmopolitan
J. Kim Murphy / The Wrap:
‘Wonder Man’ Showrunner Confirms Cancellation ‘Is Not a Marketing Stunt’: ‘Writers’ Room Was Supposed to Start This Month' — Andrew Guest thanks viewers for letting their “voices be heard about how you feel about this” — Marvel Studios and Disney+ reversing course on a second season of …
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Cosmopolitan, Cosmic Book News, TODAY.com and Variety
